"Sounds good!"

As soon as Chen Mo finished speaking, he noticed that all his colleagues in the meeting room were looking at him with a complicated gaze. Boss Jiang Fei was staring at him with an incredibly stunned expression.

It was the kind of look people give their idols!

"Very well." Manager Liao Feng from the marketing department clapped his hands, "Then let's have Chen Mo and Mu Mu do this investigation project. Our investment department will send the selected three business locations to the marketing department."

After saying this, Liao Feng looked at Jiang Fei, "Old Jiang, we're all in the same company... you know full well that refusing this won't work, so why bother?"

Seeing that Old Jiang was about to lose his temper, Liao Feng quickly raised his hand to quell him, "I get what you're saying. How about this: I'll apply to the higher-ups; Xiaochen and Xiao Mu will be counted as night shift this month, so they don't have to come to the company during the day. However, they must send the investigation results to me on time! I'll also apply for night shift subsidies for them, and during this investigation period, it will all count as overtime. Old Jiang, this is the biggest authority I have in the investment department!"

The anger on Jiang Fei's face finally subsided.

"Damn, if it weren't for Xiaochen being sensible, I wouldn't have agreed to this so easily today. But I've got two more demands!"

Liao Feng thought to himself, Old Jiang just never stops... He should be satisfied with just one more, but why two?

But there's no choice.

In an investment company, the investment department is mostly a top-level department, but dealing with the marketing department always leaves a feeling of helplessness.

Liao Feng has a lot of authority, but no matter what project is invested in, it must have Jiang Fei's personally signed investigation result.

But if Liao Feng wants to push a project forward, the marketing department has to investigate, no exceptions.

Their two departments are like a love-hate relationship.

"One, when Mu Mu becomes permanent at the end of the year, you have to sign off on it!"

Liao Feng nodded; that request wasn't excessive.

Once you get into the company, as long as you don't make mistakes, you basically become permanent, so whether he signs or not doesn't really matter.

"Second, at the end of the year, give us one of your investment department's excellent employee slots!"

"You!!!" Just as Liao Feng was about to lose his temper, he thought that the slot was probably for Chen Mo anyway.

For a young person like Chen Mo, a little more recognition is beneficial for future development, and Chen Mo stepping up for this investigation project is certainly commendable.

"Alright, alright." Liao Feng waved his hand impatiently, "You win, it's settled then. The investigation period is tentatively set for 21 days, with each of the three locations examined for one week."

Jiang Fei finally chuckled and waved at Liao Feng, "Got it! I'll handle the rest."

End of meeting!

Back in the office, Jiang Fei sighed, "Chen, I know you agreed because you didn't want to make things difficult for me. Still too young! If you'd held out a bit longer, I could've fought for more benefits for you; the investment department has plenty of money!"

Chen Mo was still in a state of confusion.

He started dozing off as soon as he got to the company, and by the time he realized what was happening, things had already turned out this way. He hadn't even intended to agree, but ended up accepting it absentmindedly.

"Before you leave work, go to finance and pick up some petty cash. If it's not enough, come back and make a request. Never use your own money; the reimbursement process is too troublesome. Oh, and Mu Mu's a young girl, make sure to look after her and see her home! Especially since it'll be late at night."

Chen Mo quietly poured Old Jiang a cup of tea, "Boss Jiang, can we stop with this? Can you first explain what's going on with this project?"

Jiang Fei: ???

After Chen Mo explained briefly, Jiang Fei was dumbfounded.

Thinking to himself that he had thought Chen Mo was helping him out of a tight spot, only to find out the boy was just nodding off?

Cancel, cancel, cancel the end-of-year evaluation right away!

Of course, he was just joking.

"Pss... Pah!" Jiang Fei took a sip of tea and spat out the tea leaves onto the ground, "Here's the deal: our company plans to invest in a 24-hour restaurant. Considering that there's not much nightlife in Jingzhou right now, we need to do field investigations at three preselected locations."

Jiang Fei explained for a while before Chen Mo finally understood.

The company had chosen three locations for a 24-hour restaurant. In reality, whether the restaurant could be profitable was not very important, as it was more of a political project, a public relations gesture saying it was for those working late into the night or waking up at three or four in the morning to resolve dining issues.

Even though profitability wasn't crucial, the company still needed to select the most appropriate location from the three.

Yet, in the marketing department, aside from Chen Mo, everyone else was a middle-aged person in their forties or fifties with family responsibilities, whether children or elderly parents. Who can run around working all night without sleep?

It's not just a matter of physical capability; at this age, not sleeping all night means having to deal with a lot of issues at home the next day, which makes proper rest impossible.

Jiang Fei knew this task couldn't be declined, but he didn't directly agree. His aim was to secure some benefits for whoever accepted the task as a form of compensation.

After coming to his senses, Chen Mo let out a sigh of relief.

To be blunt, it was a task they couldn't refuse, so they had to do it. Considering the situation in the marketing department, even if he hadn't volunteered, he would probably end up doing it anyway.

In a company, single young guys are basically seen as workhorses, easily assigned to tasks.

But thankfully, Boss Jiang and Manager Liao helped secure some reasonable benefits, so Chen Mo figured it didn't matter if he took on the task. After all, he would have been working in the evenings anyway, and this saved him from having to come in during the day.

"Alright!" said Jiang Fei, "These three weeks you'll be paid double, considered as overtime. You'll also receive 80 Yuan daily as a night shift subsidy! I'll see if I can arrange an extra week of rest for you to round it off to a full month!"

Saying this, he patted Chen Mo on the shoulder and lowered his voice, "That exemplary employee slot at the end of the year is yours. Don't spread the word, okay?"

Chen Mo gave Jiang Fei an "I understand" look.

"The investigation plan, can you finish it today? Just take a previous plan and adapt it."

Chen Mo felt like singing a song of triumph for Boss Jiang; that's why he loved working at this company. Using a previous plan as a template was okay, as Boss Jiang would say: previous plans are proven success stories, so why waste time making new ones when you've got solid ones in hand?

"No need to adapt; I have a new idea."

Seeing Boss Jiang about to lose his temper, Chen Mo quickly said, "Before, we just observed the flow of people and consumption patterns. This time, why not set up a stall and try it out ourselves? This way, the data would be more convincing!"

Jiang Fei squinted, "You've been thinking about this for a while, haven't you?"

Seeing Chen Mo's foolish smile, Jiang Fei decided to play along, "Make sure you list the expenses for setting up a stall and get my signature. Get this done quickly. Oh, and when you set up, call me—I'll bring our department to help bolster your numbers."

Chen Mo chuckled awkwardly.

"Alright, I'll handle the paperwork now."

Back at his desk, his brain still felt a bit scrambled, unable to process it all.

One moment he was thinking about how to balance work and a side job.

The next moment, he had double the company's salary and subsidies to set up a stall?

The craziest part was that I could even get the food cart reimbursed by accounting?

Chen Mo shook his head to clear these absurd thoughts, turned on his computer and WeChat, and saw that Liao Feng had just sent a message.

[Manager Liao: First stop of the investigation, Jingzhou Sports Academy. Good luck! /fist]

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